Here are the essentials of vegan baking that you can’t do without.

Vegetable Oil

Vegetable oil is a great substitute for butter. It provides a nice texture to your bake and helps bind the ingredients together.

Plant-Based Butter

In addition to vegetable oil—or instead if you don’t have any—you can use plant-based butter. Plant-based butter is made from vegetable oil and milk substitutes. This adds flavor, texture and a full-bodied rise.

Egg Replacer

Egg replacer is not necessary to vegan bake, but it is highly advised. It simulates the role of egg in baking. This binds your mixture together and gives a cake that distinctive cake taste. Baking without egg replacer can often result in crumbly cakes and pastries.

Dairy-Free Milk

Instead of using cow’s milk, you can use soy, coconut or oat milk. This adds that milky effect but without the milk!

The post What do You Need to be a Vegan Baker? appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Here are three other options that you might have lurking around your kitchen that you can use!

Aquafaba

This egg white substitute—made with the whipped solution resulting from soaking white beans in water—is arguably the best option out there. While it requires a bit of time to make, this substitute is great for any possible recipe use of egg whites.

Applesauce

If egg whites are used for moisture in a baking recipe, unsweetened applesauce can surprisingly be a great option to substitute them for! Don’t use too much of it, and try to get as smooth as an applesauce as you can, but this can work out great.

Mashed Banana

Mashed bananas can also be used for egg whites in a baking recipe—if you don’t mind a bit of a sweet flavor encroaching on your final product. The consistency of a ripe, mashed banana is a great proxy for egg whites.

The post These Vegan Egg White Substitutes are a Recipe Life-Saver appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups of black beans
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup of oatmeal 
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1/3 cup of maple syrup or agave
• 2 tablespoons of sugar of any kind
• 1/4 cup of any kind of oil 
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 cup or more of chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Drain and rinse the black beans very well so they have none of the canning liquid on them. 
2. Put all the ingredients except the chocolate into a food processor and blend it until the mixture becomes very smooth and batter-like.
3. Then, drop in the chocolate chips and stir it with a spoon by hand to evenly mix them but not break them up.
4. Take an 8×8 pan and grease it with any kind of oil and pour the brownie batter in there. 
5. Top the brownies with more chocolate chips if you like, or leave it as is. 
6. Bake at 350 F for 15-19 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Occasionally you will find that even after 19 minutes the brownies look and feel underdone, but by then, they are definitely cooked, so take them out of the oven, allow them to cool, and then chill them overnight to fully set. 
8. If you do feel like they’re fully set after they’ve cooked, still cool for 15 minutes before cutting, and enjoy!

The post You Would Never Know the Secret Ingredient in These Vegan Brownies is Black Beans appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

It’s hard to believe that this stunning and huge layer cake is all vegan! Even chocolate work can be made vegan with the help of cacao powder or true dark chocolate. This cake shows that you even vegan baking can be elegant.

When you look at the work that has gone into the crust and the extra pieces that were added to the top, it seems like there is no way that a crust could hold together so well without animal fat. But it’s true! Instead of butter or shortening, @domestic_gothess uses coconut oil to hold this dough together.

There is nothing @domestic_gothess cannot turn vegan. This creamy, smooth hot chocolate is not only vegan but uses cashews and dates to give this drink its texture and sweetness. The cashews provide you with protein and the dates will give you your fix of potassium, magnesium, and fiber!

The post If You Are Vegan With A Sweet Tooth, This Is Instagram Account For You appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Here are the essentials of vegan baking that you can’t do without.

Vegetable Oil

Vegetable oil is a great substitute for butter. It provides a nice texture to your bake and helps bind the ingredients together.

Plant-Based Butter

In addition to vegetable oil—or instead if you don’t have any—you can use plant-based butter. Plant-based butter is made from vegetable oil and milk substitutes. This adds flavor, texture and a full-bodied rise.

Egg Replacer

Egg replacer is not necessary to vegan bake, but it is highly advised. It simulates the role of egg in baking. This binds your mixture together and gives a cake that distinctive cake taste. Baking without egg replacer can often result in crumbly cakes and pastries.

Dairy-Free Milk

Instead of using cow’s milk, you can use soy, coconut or oat milk. This adds that milky effect but without the milk!

The post What do You Need to be a Vegan Baker? appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Here are three other options that you might have lurking around your kitchen that you can use!

Aquafaba

This egg white substitute—made with the whipped solution resulting from soaking white beans in water—is arguably the best option out there. While it requires a bit of time to make, this substitute is great for any possible recipe use of egg whites.

Applesauce

If egg whites are used for moisture in a baking recipe, unsweetened applesauce can surprisingly be a great option to substitute them for! Don’t use too much of it, and try to get as smooth as an applesauce as you can, but this can work out great.

Mashed Banana

Mashed bananas can also be used for egg whites in a baking recipe—if you don’t mind a bit of a sweet flavor encroaching on your final product. The consistency of a ripe, mashed banana is a great proxy for egg whites.

The post These Vegan Egg White Substitutes are a Recipe Life-Saver appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups of black beans
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup of oatmeal 
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1/3 cup of maple syrup or agave
• 2 tablespoons of sugar of any kind
• 1/4 cup of any kind of oil 
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 cup or more of chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Drain and rinse the black beans very well so they have none of the canning liquid on them. 
2. Put all the ingredients except the chocolate into a food processor and blend it until the mixture becomes very smooth and batter-like.
3. Then, drop in the chocolate chips and stir it with a spoon by hand to evenly mix them but not break them up.
4. Take an 8×8 pan and grease it with any kind of oil and pour the brownie batter in there. 
5. Top the brownies with more chocolate chips if you like, or leave it as is. 
6. Bake at 350 F for 15-19 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Occasionally you will find that even after 19 minutes the brownies look and feel underdone, but by then, they are definitely cooked, so take them out of the oven, allow them to cool, and then chill them overnight to fully set. 
8. If you do feel like they’re fully set after they’ve cooked, still cool for 15 minutes before cutting, and enjoy!

The post You Would Never Know the Secret Ingredient in These Vegan Brownies is Black Beans appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

It’s hard to believe that this stunning and huge layer cake is all vegan! Even chocolate work can be made vegan with the help of cacao powder or true dark chocolate. This cake shows that you even vegan baking can be elegant.

When you look at the work that has gone into the crust and the extra pieces that were added to the top, it seems like there is no way that a crust could hold together so well without animal fat. But it’s true! Instead of butter or shortening, @domestic_gothess uses coconut oil to hold this dough together.

There is nothing @domestic_gothess cannot turn vegan. This creamy, smooth hot chocolate is not only vegan but uses cashews and dates to give this drink its texture and sweetness. The cashews provide you with protein and the dates will give you your fix of potassium, magnesium, and fiber!

The post If You Are Vegan With A Sweet Tooth, This Is Instagram Account For You appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.